RHINELANDER - The Rhinelander Police Department will get rid of four moving boxes full of prescription pills after Saturday's drug take back. That's four boxes worth of medication, that won't end up in the wrong hands, in a landfill, or in the water.It was a national effort by the DEA to get people to bring in unused prescription pills and powders. People could drop it off anonymously, and for free. Last year, people in Wisconsin alone dropped off more than 30 tons of unwanted medication."It's important to make sure it gets disposed of the right way so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. It becomes a problem when people either have a burglary, or a family member is deceased and all of a sudden there's all this medication left over. And the question is what to do with it," says Det. Sgt. Josh Pudlowski, from the Rhinelander Police Department. The police will get the medication to the DEA, who will dispose of it. If you missed yesterday's take back event the Rhinelander Police have a permanent drop box in the building. You can drop your old prescriptions off during business hours.

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